Jigsaw



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JIGsAw Filed July 2o, 1936v f z'sheets-sheet 1 May 3:1, 1938.

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JIGsAw Filed-July 2o, 195e 2 sheets-sheet 2 Xl l 10 Patented May 31, 1938 UNITED STATES JIGSAW William E. Reimer, Forest Park, Ill., assignor of one-half to Simon E. Hoh, Forest Park, Ill.

Application July 20, 1936, Serial No. 91,501

' 4 Claims;

This invention relates to jig saws and more particularly to adjustable gauge tables or tem- -plates for use in connection therewith.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical, and ellicient device of the character described.

Another object is to provide a device of `the character described which is inexpensive to manufacture and adapted for a variety of uses.

Another object is to provide a gauge table for use with jig saws which possesses a high degree of accuracy.

A further object is to provide such a gauge table which is adjustable for both straight and curved work.

A further object is to provide such a gauge table adapted to perform uniform circular and oval work.

Still a further object is to provide such a gauge table adapted for producing a large amount of duplicated work which is uniform.

Other objects and advantages willappear and be brought out more fully in the following specication, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 isa plan view of an adjustable gauge table embodying my invention;

Fig. 2. is an elevation partly in section, taken along the line 2 2 of Fig 1;

Fig. 3 is similarly taken along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a side View of a jig saw showing my invention in connection therewith;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary plan view showing the adjustable pivot member for use with circular work;`

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan view illustrating the adjustable pivot member for use in making oval cuts;

4,0 Fig. '7 is a sectional view taken along the line 1-1 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary plan view showing the adjustable pivot member' adapted for small circular work;

45 Fig. 9. is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the pivot member and follower; v

Fig 10 is a sectional View taken along the line l--IU of Fig. 9;

Figs. 11 and 12 are detailed views of the pin 50 and follower respectively.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, and especially to Fig. 4, I show a typical jig saw I5, having the usual pedestal IB, table I1, bearing bracket I8 supporting a rock frame I9, which 55 in turn carries a saw blade 20. The frame I9 is face of the table 26.

provided with a crank arm 2| which is connected by a link 22 to a rock arm 23 of a motor 24. The table I1 has an aperture 25 through which the saw blade 29 is adapted to reciprocate.

My invention comprises the parts about to be 5 described, wherein, an adjustable gauge table 26 (Fig. 1) isprovided and adapted to be secured.v as by set screws 21 to the table I1 of the jig saw I5, the table 26 being provided with a saw aperture 28 adapted to register with the aperture 25 10 of the jig saw table. A rectangular groove 29 is provided in and extends across the upper sur- A similar groove 3U extends at right angles to the groove 29, the groove 30, however, extending only from one side of the l5 groove 29 to an outer edge of the table 26. A

reversible slide guide member 3l is adapted to be positioned in the groove 29 and has a central. slot 32 extending substantially the length thereof. The member 3I is provided with a pin bear- 2O ing aperture 33 and a rectangular recess 34 which is the same width as the groove 39. An adjustable gauge block 35 having a base member 35 and an abutment member 31 is pivotally secured by a pivot pin 38 to the slide guide mem- 25 ber 3|. Member 36 is provided with an arcuate slot 39 formed with the pivot pin 38 as a center, and a knurled thumb locking screw 40 is adapted to lock the gauge block 35 in any arcuate position in connection with a threaded aperture or 30 tap hole 4I in the guide member 3|. A plurality of bosses 42 are formed in the angle between the members 36 and 31 and are supplied with aligned apertures 43 in which one end of a U-shaped adjustable stop arm 44 can be passed and ad- 35 justably secured by a set screw 45, the arm 44 having a stop or abutment 46 at the free end thereof. A block 41 is shown as an example to illustrate the positioning of work on the table and is shown having a plurality of drilled holes 40 48 which define lines A, B, C, and D, along which it is desired to make cuts, it being understood that the saw blade 20 is readily detachable and inserted through one of the holes 48 for making the starting cut for any of the lines A, B, C, or D. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that if a large number of pieces are to be made similar to the block 41, the saw blade 20 may be removed after the cut along the line A has been made and another block substituted, it being 50 clear that the block 41 is held firmly in position with respect to the gauge block 35 and stop 46, and that the same may be freely advanced along the saw line, the guide member 3| assuring a perfectly straight cut. For curved and circular work an adjustable pivot guide member 49 is provided substantially the width of the groove and adapted to be moved inwardly and outwardly along the groove 30, as will be fully apparent hereinafter.

A lug 59 extends downwardly from the outer end of the guide member 49 and has a threaded aperture 5| which accommodates a threaded screw 52 which in turn has a reduced end portion 53 and a recess 54 cut in the under side of the table member 26. A bearing recess 55 is provided to accommodate a portion of the reduced end 53, and a locking collar 56 is secured to the end 53, as will be apparent from Fig. 3. The screw 52 has a square head 51 or other equivalent arrangement by which the screw may besuitably turned, the turning operation being such as to advance or withdraw thermember 49 toward or away from the saw blade 20. The guide member 49 has an inner end face 58 which is adapted to extend into the recess 34 of. the guide member 3| in order that the work attached to the guide member 49 may be brought as close as possible to the saw blade 20. An oval groove 59 is formed in the upper surface of the guide member 49 and has an outer wall 69 and an oval land portion 6|, which land is formed with an oval gear track 62. A stud pin aperture 63 is formed in the land 6| and is adapted to receive a stud pin 64. A drilled hole 65 may be formed in a work block 65 by which the block may be secured to the stud pin 64. The work block is provided with the usual starting hole 61 suitably drilled for that purpose. (Fig. 5.)

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the block 55 may be rotated about the stud pin 64 and at a radius E a circular path F will be cut in y the block 66. It will be clear that the radius E may be varied at will by the operation of the screw 52 which will advance or withdraw the member 49, carrying with it the center 64 in the stud pin aperture 63.

Figs. 6 10 illustrate the manner of forming oval cuts. A follower member 58 (Fig. l2) has a shank 59 and a circular gear portion 10 and is provided with a plurality of spurs 1|, the gear portion having a lower face 'I2 and upper face 'I3 from which the spurs 1| are adapted to rise. A block 14 is shown having an oval cut, the block having a pivot aperture 'l5V adapted to receive the shank 59 of the follower 68, the block 14 having been secured thereto by forcing the spurs |A into the block. A starting aperture 'I6 is shown for saw line G which is part of the oval cut being made. As the block 14 is advanced and the saw cut made, the block will be rotated and this rotation will cause the follower 68 to travel around the oval tooth track 62, resulting in an oval cut. Various size oval cuts can be made by the various positions of guide member 30 as in the case of circular cuts hereinbefore described.

An aperture 'H is provided in the member 49 by which the pivot pin 38 of. the gauge block 35 may be secured to the guide member 49 if desired, for making the gauge block parallel to the guide member 3| for parallel side cutting, as indicated by the dotted line position of the member 35 shown in Fig. 1. An aperture 18 is formed in the member 35 and is adapted to receive the pin 64 for the locking member 35 at right angles to the member 3| for straight cuts, as will be obvious.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that my invention is readily adaptable and will nd an important use in the printing industry generally and especially adaptable for cutting out printers dies, including blocks, spacers, and other forms, and also for use in electrotyping, photo engraving, and stereotype work.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations andmodications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described comprising a table member adapted to be secured to a jig saw table, a gauge member adapted to guide a work piece during sawing, and means to adjustably secure said gauge member to said table member, said means including a groove in said table member and a bar slidable in said groove, said bar having an oval gear, a pinion and an adjustable pivot on said pinion adapted to engage a piece of. work and move in an elliptical path when said work piece is advanced and sawed.

2. A device of the character described comprising a table member adapted to be secured to a jig saw table, a gauge member adapted to guide a work piece during sawing, and means to adjustably secure said gauge member to said table member, said means including a groove in said table member and a barv slidable in said groove, said bar having epicyclicly movable pivot means adapted to engage and move a piece of work in its epicyclic path.

3. A device of the character described comprising a table member adapted to be secured to a jig saw table, a gauge member adapted to guide a work piece during sawing, and means to adjustably secure said gauge member to said table member, said means including a groove in said table member and a bar slidable in said groove, said bar having an oval gear, a pinion and a movable pivot on said pinion adapted to engage a piece of work, said pivot adapted to move in a path which is a closed curve when said work piece is advanced and sawed.

4. A device of the character described comprising atable member adapted to be secured to a jig saw table, a gauge member, and means to adjustably secure said .gauge member to said table member', said means including a groove in said table member and a bar slidable in said groove, said bar having movable pivot means adapted to engage a piece of work, said pivot having a gear secured thereto, said bar having an elliptical gear secured thereto adapted to engage said pivot gear whereby said work piece may be caused to traverse an elliptical path.

WILLIAM E. REIM'ER. 

